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How Stockport became England’s football talent factory
We’ve been to Stockport to speak to Phil Foden’s old coach, who’s now teaching new youngsters the game. Will there be another future star among them?
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Fans react to football clubs increasing season ticket prices
Many supporters are are being priced out of supporting the teams they love.
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OJ Simpson, accused murderer and former American football star, has died
OJ Simpson has died of cancer at the age of 76.
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English football gets independent regulator but what does it mean?
The government has finally unveiled its bill that will create an independent regulator for English football. It said it would tackle fans’ complaints about club owners following protests over the proposed European Super League back in 2021. There has also been fan fury in the lower leagues – at clubs like Bury and Leyton Orient…
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Red Pitch: Award winning play about football and friendship opens in London’s West End
An award-winning play about football and friendship has just transferred to London’s West End.
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Boris Johnson like an absent football manager during pandemic says outgoing Wales FM
The First Minister for Wales has told the UK Covid Inquiry that Boris Johnson was like an absent football manager during the pandemic. Mark Drakeford also defended his own government’s response.
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Football lawmakers shelve plans for controversial blue cards
It was an innovation intended to improve behaviour on the pitch, but the president of football’s ruling body, FIFA, has shelved it.
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Why are there so few South Asian players at the top levels of English football?
For decades, it’s been asked why there are so few South Asian players at the top of English football.
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Legendary German footballer Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78
The legendary German footballer Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78.
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Turkish football suspended indefinitely after violent attack against referee by a club president
The president of a Turkish football club has been arrested after he punched a referee on the football pitch following a match yesterday.
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Sir Bobby Charlton’s funeral attended by Prince William and football royalty
Prince William has joined leading figures from the world of football paying their final respects to Sir Bobby Charlton, at a funeral service in Manchester Cathedral. Sir Alex Ferguson described him as a “wonderful, humble man” – while former Manchester United captain Steve Bruce hailed Charlton as “the greatest English footballer we’ve ever had”. Earlier…
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Football legend Sir Bobby Charlton dies at age 86
The England and Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86. He played a key role in England’s 1966 world cup victory. Sir Geoff Hurst is now the only surviving member of the team. Manchester United described Charlton as “a hero to millions” around the world. Our sports reporter Jordan…
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Belgian police shoot dead man suspected of killing Swedish football fans
Police in Brussels have shot dead a gunman suspected of killing two Swedish men and injuring a third.
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Football fans protest ‘sportswashing’ Saudi Arabia friendlies at Newcastle United
The Great North Run this weekend will draw 60 thousand runners to the streets of Tyneside and a TV audience of millions. But there’s another international sporting fixture in Newcastle tonight that’s proving much more controversial.
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‘Huge confusion’ over Manchester United sale, says football columnist
The latest stage of the Man United saga was reported by Mail on Sunday columnist Alex Miller.
